Jane Addams
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate
author
feminist
human
peace activist
philanthropist
public intellectual
social reformer
sociologist
Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jane Addams canonical | 42 |
| Emily Greene Balch | 1 |
| Laura Jane Addams | 1 |
| Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jane Addams | 1 |
| social reformer Jane Addams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jane Addams Context triple: [American Civil Liberties Union, foundedBy, Jane Addams]
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Margaret Carnegie Miller
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Louise Whitfield Carnegie
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Sally Kornbluth
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Maxine Singer
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jane Addams Target entity description: Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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A.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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B.
Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist best known as the wife and partner in charitable work of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
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C.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was a prominent American political figure, diplomat, and activist who redefined the role of First Lady and championed human rights and social justice worldwide.
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D.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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E.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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author ⓘ feminist ⓘ human ⓘ peace activist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ social reformer ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary degree from Yale University
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Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | abdominal cancer ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Hull House
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-09-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-05-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rockford Female Seminary ⓘ |
| familyName | Addams ⓘ |
| founded |
Hull House
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surface form:
Hull House Association
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| fullName |
Jane Addams
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Laura Jane Addams
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| givenName | Jane ⓘ |
| movement |
Progressive Era
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peace movement ⓘ settlement movement ⓘ women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for immigrants and the poor
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co-founding Hull House in Chicago ⓘ leadership in the settlement house movement ⓘ pacifism during World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Democracy and Social Ethics
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Newer Ideals of Peace ⓘ Peace and Bread in Time of War ⓘ The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets ⓘ Twenty Years at Hull-House ⓘ |
| occupation |
lecturer
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reformer ⓘ social worker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parent | John Huy Addams ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cedarville, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Progressivism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
first female president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections
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president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ⓘ vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker-influenced Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jane Addams Description of subject: Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laura Jane Addams
this entity surface form:
Emily Greene Balch
this entity surface form:
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jane Addams
subject surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
subject surface form:
Chicago
this entity surface form:
social reformer Jane Addams